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HKU MEcon Program COURSE SELECTION AND SURVIVAL TIP

HKU MEcon Program COURSE SELECTION AND SURVIVAL TIP. Duration of Study. One academic year for full-time students Two academic years for part-time students Courses offered on a semester basis from September to December and from February to May Each course requires 12 three-hour meetings

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HKU MEcon Program COURSE SELECTION AND SURVIVAL TIP

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  1. HKU MEcon Program COURSE SELECTION AND SURVIVAL TIP

  2. Duration of Study • One academic year for full-time students • Two academic years for part-time students • Courses offered on a semester basis from September to December and from February to May • Each course requires 12 three-hour meetings • Additional courses may be offered on a modular basis in other time periods

  3. Meeting Venue & Time • Meeting Venue: HKU Main Campus on Pokfulam Road • Meeting Time: Weekday evenings from 6:45pm - 9:45pm, or Saturday afternoons from 2pm - 5pm • In the first semester, two elective courses are scheduled for weekday afternoons, and one additional session of ECON6022 is scheduled for Saturday mornings

  4. Program of Study • Students are required to complete two compulsory courses (6021 and 6022, which upon approval can be replaced by 6011 and 6012, respectively) and six elective courses • A dissertation in lieu of two elective courses may be chosen as the elective • At most 2 elective courses can be chosen from courses offered by HKU MBA and MFin programs • Assessments for each course may include assignments, mid-term examinations, project papers, other course work, and a final examination

  5. Graduation Requirements • You will receive a letter grade for each course taken. The set of letter grades includes A, B, C, D, and F. A to D are passing grades. • Students are required to successfully complete two compulsory courses and six elective courses. • Students who have failed a course shall be required to sit for a re-examination or to retake the course. In case the failed course is an elective, instead of retaking it, the student can choose to take an alternative elective course. • The total number of failures cannot exceed three in the entire period of study. • A student with distinguished performance in the entire program may be given a mark of distinction in his/her graduation diploma.

  6. Calendar • First semester • Date of Term: September 8 – December 6, 2003 • Reading Week: October 20 – 25, 2003 • Study Week: December 8 – 13, 2003 (no classes) • Examination Week: December 15 – 20, 2003 • Second semester • Date of Term: February 9 – May 8, 2004 • Reading Week: March 15 – 20, 2004 • Study Week: May 10 – 15, 2004 (no classes) • Examination Week: May 17 - 22, 2004

  7. Courses Offered in 2003-04 • First semester • 8 courses, including 6021 (Microeconomic Analysis by Steve Chiu), 6022 (Macroeconomic Analysis by Tony Latter and James Yetman) and 6011 (Microeconomic Theory by Wing Suen) • 6022 has two sessions taught by the same team of teachers; one session is offered in Saturday mornings • Second semester • 6 courses, including 6012 (Macroeconomic Theory by Jack Zhang)

  8. MBA Courses • PMBA2940 Business Law (Module 1) • PMBA2965 Firm Strategy & Management (2 offerings; Modules 3 & 4) • PMBA2236 E-Business Transformation (Module 4) • PMBA2971 Cooperative Strategy: The Management of Strategic Alliance (Module 8)

  9. MFin Courses • MFIN6003 Derivative Securities (Module 1) • MFIN7001 Financial Statement Analysis & Business Ethical Standards (Module 2) • MFIN6002 Computer Concepts, Programming & Applications (Module 2) • MFIN7002 Fundamentals of Asset Valuation II (Module 4) • MFIN7005 Fundamentals of Asset Valuation I (Module 5)

  10. Course Selection Recommendation • ECON6021 versus 6011 • The two courses cannot be taken concurrently • One can do 6011 after 6021, but not vice versa • If you received an econ degree, or math/engineering degree in the last 3 years, you are suggested to do 6011 in lieu of 6021 • If your latest degree was obtained more than 3 years ago, you are suggested to do 6021 first, and consider 6011 as an elective • The above general guidelines hold true if 6021 and 6011 are replaced by 6022 and 6012

  11. Electives in the first term • 6002 Selected Topics in Microeconomics (C.E. Bai) – game theory plus some contract theory, prepares students to do research, has similar level of technicality as 6011, and is a complement of it • 6006 Economics of Organization & Strategy (Steve Ching) – uncertainty, strategic interactions, asymmetric information, from a manager’s point of view – similar level of technicality as and a complement/continuation of 6021 • 6009 Labour Economics (Jim Vere) – from a microeconomic approach; students are expected to actively participate in discussion and presentation

  12. Electives in the first term • 6011 Microeconomic Theory (Wing Suen) – covers similar topics as in 6021, but are more abstract and sophisticated, prepares students to do research • 6014 Trade, Investment & Development in East Asia (K.C. Fung) – discusses various policy issues in East Asia; students are expected to actively participate in discussion and presentation • 6017 Financial Economics (Jack Zhang) – covers major topics in financial economics

  13. Electives in the second term • 6005 Econometric Analysis (Jim Vere) – a statistics course and an econometric course in the student’s undergraduate study are a prerequisite • 6010 Monetary Policy: Theory & Practice (C.W. Yuen) – covers various issues in the theory & practice of monetary policy • 6012 Macroeconomic Theory (J. Zhang) – covers similar topics as in 6022, but are more abstract and sophisticated, prepares students to do research

  14. Electives in the second term • 6031 The Chinese Economy (G. Xiao) – a non-technical course on China’s contemporary economic challenges • 6033 Corporate Finance (X. Zhou) – a continuation of 6017, empirically orientated, and can be read independently • 6034 Competition, Regulation & Business Strategy (K.F. Wong, Richard Wong) — an accessible & policy orientated course that makes use of policy cases in HK and the region

  15. Other Administrative Arrangements • Add - Drop Procedure • Student Card • Library Access • Computer Access • Parking • Housing

  16. Administrative Arrangements • Add/drop procedure Students are allowed to add/drop the course during the first 2 weeks of each semester. The application form may be downloaded at http://www.fbe.hku.hk/courses/courses.offered.asp?program=mecon • Student card The photo-taking schedule for student registration cards is on September 16, 2003 (Tuesday) from 11:00am-2:45pm or from 4:00pm - 8:00pm in Room 302 A&B, Chong Yuet Meng Amenities Centre.

  17. Administrative Arrangements (cont’d) • Library Access • Dragon, the library catalogue at http://library.hku.hk • Databases at http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/DLC/databases/browseTopic.jsp • Computer Access Student Connect: one-line system that provides real-time information regarding registration, personal particulars, course enrollment, examination grade etc. A login name & password will be given during registration. Please keep the login name & password safe as examination results will only be announced on STUDENT CONNECT.

  18. Administrative Arrangements (cont’d) • Parking • Students may apply for Evening/Weekend Parking Permit for parking at Main Campus. • Application form can be downloaded at http://www.hku.hk/estates/text/notice.htm & return to the Faculty Office for endorsement. • Housing • Postgraduate residences: Pokfield Road Student Residences, Patrick Manson Student Residence, Robert Black College, Graduate House, St. John College Wong Chik Ting Hall • For more details, please refer to http://www.hku.hk/osa/nonlocal_students/accommodation/accpg.htm & download the application form which should be returned to Office of Student Affairs.

  19. How to Contact Us MEcon Program Office (for regulations/administration) 7/F, Meng Wah Complex Tel: 2859 1001 Fax: 2549 3735 E-mail: mecon@fbe.hku.hk Web: http://mecon.fbe.hku.hk Dr. Stephen Chiu (academic issues) Program Director 918, K.K.Leung Building Tel: 2859 1056 E-mail: schiu@econ.hku.hk School of Economics and Finance (to contact individual teachers) General office: 9/F, K.K. Leung Building Tel: 2859 1058 Web: http://www.econ.hku.hk Homepages of teachers are available via http://www.econ.hku.hk/people/faculty.html

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